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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005062976 | Incident Date: Oct, 31 2005 |
| Consumer's City: PRAIRIE VILLAGE | Consumer's State: KS |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: OUTBACK | Model Year: 2002 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:exhaust system:manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 4S3BH675827 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 18 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 2002 subaru outback (not sure which engine) - noticed coolant smell around november 2005; was told by the dealer that the head gasket was leaking - they could either add a gasket "conditioner"'' treatment" - or i could go with the replacement gasket for ~$3000 or so. this was not long after my 60k service, wherein nothing had been found wrong. i also noted fuel smells, which they noted might require new fuel line and fuel rail(?) to the tune of another ~$650 or so. i asked about recalls, and they hemmed and hawed - they finally told me that there was a recall on earlier series engines, but that mine was outside the recall group. i've since found hundreds, maybe thousands of similar complaints by owners of late-model subarus. some get the replacement, but the car never runs the same afterwards. many only get a replacement out of subaru after going to the district or even national level at subaru of america. *jb |
